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Stuttgart. The first and second free practice sessions on the Silverstone Circuit marked the start of the season-opening countdown for the
In the GTE-Am class,
Hartmut Kristen,
Patrick Pilet (#91): “The main priority with the new tyres in the first practice session was that each driver had the chance to turn some laps and get used to the circuit. Already then you could see that the basic configuration of our 911 RSR is very good, possibly even the best that we’ve ever had on the track. In the second session we worked on the set-up and tried to find out how the tyres changed over the course of a stint. Having a consistently fast car is the key to success in Silverstone.”
Joerg Bergmeister (#91): “In the first practice we went out on a new set of tyres and accordingly the result was good. Later I stayed out on the track for more than an hour to observe tyre wear. We learned a great deal from this.”
Nick Tandy (#91): “I’m looking forward to supporting Patrick and Joerg, particularly here in Silverstone. We had good sessions today and we were able to work through our programme without any problems.”
Marco Holzer (#92): “I haven’t driven in Silverstone for a long time. I needed the first laps to familiarise myself with the circuit and then everything ran better. We were able to complete the full programme today that we had set ourselves. Primarily, it was not about turning fast laps. At a six-hour race it’s important to maintain a consistent speed over the race distance. Today we were right up there but that doesn’t really say a lot. Only in qualifying are all the cards laid on the table.”
Frédéric Makowiecki (#92): “That was my first official practice session with the 911 RSR and I must say that the
Richard Lietz (#92): “I did a lot of driving today. Our car needs a bit of fine-tuning but it was very consistent in the dry today. And in the rain the 911 is good anyway. I’m feeling quite confident for the race.“
The six-hour race in Silverstone starts on Sunday at midday local time (13.00 hours CEST) and is broadcast live on the internet under www.fiawec.com. Eurosport televises the last hour of racing live from 18.00 hrs CEST.
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